MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Track & Field program is thrilled to announce the signing of sprinter Nik Chappee of Air Academy High School located at the U.S. Air Force Academy outside of Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
Chappee is a na­tionally ranked sprinter, who specializes in the 200m and 400m. He has personal bests of 21.27 in the 200m and 47.88 in the 400m. Chappee has also run the 100m, where he has a personal best of 10.99.
 
Chappee placed second in the 400m and fourth in the 200m at the Colorado State Track & Field Championships in 2016. He placed 10th at the Minnesota State Track & Field Championships in the 400m as a sophomore when he attended Hastings High School.
 
Chappee is an impressive student and will study Me­chanical Engineering while at Idaho.
 
"We are excited to have Nik join the Vandal fam­ily. Looking at the 2017 recruiting class rankings for the 200/400 combination, Milesplit.com has him ranked 11th in the county. He should make an immediate impact for the team. He has great character and is a very in­telligent young man." -Tim Cawley, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country
 
Get to know Chappee better with The Inside Track, linked on the right.
 
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